Ever since the 13th century, various documents, wills and statutes mention the monastery and the church of St Francis in Krk. Only the written records from the 15th century mention the location, because the document says the church is very near the Benedictine monastery.The church of St Francis is a one-nave structure with a semicircular apse and a Gothic style roof. It is traditionally oriented west – east. Considering that the church sacristy contained frescos from an earlier period, it ...

It is unknown when exactly the Benedictine convent in Krk was founded, but sources indicate it existed in the 13th century. Since 1506, its history may be followed more closely, just like its architectural extensions in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Next to the convent, there is a church dedicated to Saint Mary of Angels (Santa Maria Angelorum). The church was mentioned for the first time in 1348 in the will by the widow Cecilija Vulpa (Lesica). It was already in its original size, after wh ...

A Roman tombstone (stella) built in as a spolium on a hexagonal tower in the walls of Krk, located near the Small Gate on the quay. The stella is located 5.5 m above the ground, it is 80 cm high and 75 cm wide. It is made of soft porous limestone. It consists of an edicule with the heads of the deceased, a man and a woman, carved in stone. This central rectangular area is framed with two vertical Corinthian pilasters. This is followed by an elongated rectangular frieze, with subsequently written ...

The poylptych (altar painting consisting of more pieces) of St Lucia was made by Paolo Veneziano and his workshop. The altarpiece was made around 1340. Today it is situated in the museum collection of the church of St Kvirin, but its original place was the sanctuary of St Lucia in Jurandvor near Baška.The central dominant piece, dimensions 78x47 cm, shows St Lucia, the early Christian martyr from the 4th century, as a crowned virgin with a palm in her hands. It is placed frontally, in a t ...

On the square Kamplin, opposite of the Krk cathedral, near the bishop’s palace, there is the old Frankopan castle. It was the central and final line of city defence. It was made during several construction operations, from the 12th until the end of the 18th century. The oldest architectural element of the castle is the square tower – Frankopan tower and a court. It is known that the tower was completed in 1191, as this is witnessed by the Latin inscription in the semi-lunette above t ...

Today this area is marked merely by a widening on the crossroads of main streets, however its old name suggests its ancient origin dating back to the Roman age.This is the place where two main city streets cross. These streets are a reflection of history, of the Romanization of the city and partial continuity of Roman city building indicated through the order and symmetry. Romanization marked the end of autochthonous tradition of building prehistorical communities and conveying Roman urbanism ac ...